Rear wheel locking up? By automotoguy (Read 9,637 times)

[automotoguy]

So I started having trouble on my way home from work yesterday with my Kaitong 150cc scoot. It was idling and shaking alot at red lights and felt like the rear brake was dragging for the last few miles of my 44 mile trip. When I get home and open the garage to push it in I can hardly move it, the wheel is basically locked the like brakes are on. I loosened the cable on the rear brake and pulled the cvt cover off and can't find anything that's keeping it from moving. I don't understand what happened, the axle rod turns freely with the wheel off until you put the swing arm back on. Is 26,000 miles normal for bearings in that swing arm to wear out? I have no idea how to get them out either.

Any ideas on this?

[automotoguy]

Well I figured it out tonight. It is the clutch that keeps it from rolling and it seemed fine on the bike but when I removed the nut to pull it off and the clutch bell hit me in the chest. Someone how that nut holding it on had come undone. This clutch assembly only has 1640 miles on it since I put it on at 25,000 miles when I replaced the belt because the old one's clutch shoes were worn out.

For now the old one is back on and I'll order a new one from Scrappydog.

[sledwrecker]

glad you're ok,

I use blue lock-tite on everything except internal engine nuts and bolts. I use red lock-tite on my exhaust bolts, varator and clutch nuts. If it doesn't have lock-tite on it, it somehow always rattles loose... (in my experience) :-(

Harbor Freight sells several types for only $3 a bottle and a bottle lasts quite a long time. I use these three but I rarely use the low strength. Go easy on the red, it can take heat or special tools like an impact gun to remove. On my exhaust studs I only put it on the first two threads and so far I haven't had any struggles removing it.

Low = Purple = www.harborfreight.com/threadlocker-no-22-10-ml-low-strength-65193.html

Medium = Blue = www.harborfreight.com/threadlocker-no-42-10-ml-medium-strength-65192.html

High = Red = www.harborfreight.com/threadlocker-no-71-10-ml-high-strength-65191.html

[automotoguy]

Sept 12, 2012 0:21:04 GMT -6 sledwrecker said:

glad you're ok,

I use blue lock-tite on everything except internal engine nuts and bolts. I use red lock-tite on my exhaust bolts, varator and clutch nuts. If it doesn't have lock-tite on it, it somehow always rattles loose... (in my experience) :-(

Harbor Freight sells several types for only $3 a bottle and a bottle lasts quite a long time. I use these three but I rarely use the low strength. Go easy on the red, it can take heat or special tools like an impact gun to remove. On my exhaust studs I only put it on the first two threads and so far I haven't had any struggles removing it.

Low = Purple = www.harborfreight.com/threadlocker-no-22-10-ml-low-strength-65193.html

Medium = Blue = www.harborfreight.com/threadlocker-no-42-10-ml-medium-strength-65192.html

High = Red = www.harborfreight.com/threadlocker-no-71-10-ml-high-strength-65191.html

Thanks for the info, I love Harbor Freight by the way. It's strange but I think the threads are stripped on it since I wasn't able to tighten the nut back on it at all. Figured since it was only a month old maybe a manufacture defect?

I'll have to order one ASAP since the shoes on the old one are worn out and I didn't want to risk taking it apart last night to swap them and then not be able to get that nut back on either. It's ok for a little longer, but scrappydog always ships fast so Im sure I'll have it by the weekend.